Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Psychiatric Comorbidities, and the Law

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-48

  Palermo, Mark T ^a  

^a Ctr Sperim L'autismo Anni Verdi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism; Pervasive developmental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINOLOGY; DELINQUENCY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CRIME; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345827465     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X03257713     Document Type: Review

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